JoyceAlvernaFoster

Foster, Joyce Alverna 58 Oct. 28, 1954 Dec. 25, 2012 Joyce Foster, a 30-plus year resident of Tigard, died Dec. 25 in hospice care at Hopewell House after a seven-year-long battle with leukemia and its treatment effects. Until she got sick, Joyce worked in accounting for two local law firms. Joyce loved to kayak, go on camping trips with her family and created her own small business selling handmade cards at local craft events. She is survived by her husband, Donald Foster (56); her children, Steven Foster (28), Kathryn Boyce (28); her newborn granddaughter, Isabella Boyce; her father, Vern Stecher; and four siblings. For more information and to light a candle in her memory, please visit www.AutumnCares.com "Although it is difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow." Author Unknown.